possible powerpoint projects

as i am thinking of possible power point projects that would help students fully understand the program; the only thing that is in my mind is how i was introduced to the program. i think that the simplest way to teach power point is to go through everyone of of the tools, and create a simplistic presentation as a class. after the lesson is over, i think an assignment for the students to do on their own would help greatly. while, i really like the idea of presenting our own artwork, i think that that would be to involved for middle school students. i think a project more suited along the lines of middle/high school would be a simple biography. the students could use power point to tell a little bit about themselves, what they are interested in and what they like to do. they can do this using text, and images from the internet.